[Opensim-users] Load Testing OpenSim

[Karen Palen]

Seems to me that  Radegast <http://radegastclient.org/wiki/Radegast> should
do this pretty well.

It actually attempts to emulate the "casual user" with a minimal host
footprint.

At least with Diva distro r12224 (OpenSim 0.6.9) it seems to work with no
problems.

I have managed 200 avatars on my private sim this way (Sim: Athlon 6000+ 3
ghz, client: I7 920 3.5 ghz)

I definitely agree that some "standard" test would be very helpful though!

Karen

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Robert Klein <rtkwebman at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Exactly Mr. Blue that is the general framework in a nutshell. Regression
> testing of versions, operating systems, and hardware configurations for
> comparisons and such would be a wonderful thing indeed.
>
> The idea of a common single region oar file is great too.
>
> Dirk, the load testing would be targeted at individual servers (machines)
> to
> help people determine what their systems can handle. This of course would
> benefit those who are putting together grids too. It often feels like we
> are
> all building race cars but have no idea what race we are going to be using
> them at. How do we know what hardware will handle what purpose? It is a
> pretty reasonable assumption that most people at least have some idea what
> they are hoping to accomplish when they build their OpenSim systems. Maybe
> they just want a single region for their 10 friends to watch movies or
> someone might need to train 100 people for an afternoon on some new
> business
> process. If I have a server that is performing at 75 btps (Bot Trots Per
> Second) and we know that equates to 12 avatars comfortably using a single
> region then I need to plan my hardware accordingly. Who knows, you might
> just need to make a few tweaks to an INI file to get your Bot Trots up to
> 150. At least there would be a way to measure it. It may be necessary to
> have 5 or 6 actual tests to determine various aspects of the server
> capabilities or as simple as making 500 bots run from one side of the
> region
> to the other in the shortest time (we could call it the Red Rover effect).
>
> Just from my own observations of people in SL and other grids there are
> only
> a few things we all do consistently (other than buying shoes), stand around
> and chat, walk, dance, and fly. Creating some bots that do those things
> would be a great starting point. I remember RealXtend came with Beneath the
> Waves and it had several bots swimming all around (really killed my poor
> little laptop server). :)
>
> -Robert
>
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